participle
No it is not a gerund.
It is what a gerund is not
To add value to something. Such as: "When I met my girlfriend, she enriched my life."
dangling gerund is a form of verb that act as noun......
No, the sentence does not contain (or form) a gerund phrase.A gerund is a verb in -ing form acting as a noun.Gerunds can be subjects, objects, or objects of prepositions.Examples of gerunds and gerund phrases as subjects:Eating is fun. (gerund)Eating spinach is good for you. (gerund phrase)Eating while driving can be dangerous. (gerund phrase)Your example above is the verb -ing form used as an adjective. (Laughing describes boy.)Therefore, it is a participial adjective, not a gerund.
APPROACHING is a Gerund or a Present Participle.
APPROACHING is a Gerund or a Present Participle.
A gerund functions as a noun, representing an action or activity. A gerund phrase includes the gerund plus any modifiers or complements, and can act as a subject, object, or complement in a sentence.
No it is not a gerund.
No it is not a gerund.
It is what a gerund is not
The gerund in the sentence is "driving carelessly," which is functioning as the subject of the sentence.
A gerund-maker is ing.
Of course. A gerund is a word ending in -ing. So running is a gerund AND a verb.
A gerund is formed by adding the -ing suffix to a verb. The gerund functions as a noun in a sentence, representing the action or process of the verb.
The gerund form of vandal/vandalise/vandalism is vandalising.
In this sentence "preparing dinner" is the gerund phrase. A gerund is a verb doing the job of a noun. Preparing is the gerund form of the verb prepare.